Cheryl Cole secretly marries boyfriend

The former Girls Aloud star stunned fans on Sunday evening when she posted a photo of a massive diamond ring and wedding band on her left ring finger on Instagram.

In the caption, she wrote: "I usually do not discuss my personal life but to stop the speculation I want to share my happy news... Jean-Bernard and I married on 7/7/14... We are very happy and excited to move forward with our lives together."

Cole quietly began dating the French restaurant owner in April and they went public with their relationship a month later, when they attended various events at the Cannes Film Festival in France together.

Cole divorced football player Ashley Cole in 2010 amid allegations of his infidelity, and her last relationship, with dancer Tre Holloway, ended in 2013.